O Mother Blest (Memorare)

This hymn is from an Italian hymn written in 1830 by Alfonso M. de Liguori (1699-1787) "Sei pura, sei pia".

One English translation was made by English Redemptorist priest Edmund Vaughan (1827-1908) , while another less-commonly used one was made by K. A. Coffin in 1863. Possibly one was adapted from the other: there are number of similarities and a variety of verses in different versions.

Some published versions have only included verses which make up the Memorare prayer, leading the hymn to be known under this title in some cases.

With meter CMD / 86 86 and refrain, tunes it has been set to include:

An unnamed tune in the 1912 Westminster hymnal

Another unnamed tune, given in the 1957 St Basil Hymnal, by Jules Brazil.

ST URSULA by F Westlake (1840-1898) - in Catholic Hymns Old and New 2009